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RACE ONE

Practice: ~19:25 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:25 (5 mins, One attempt at a timed lap only)
Race: 20:30 (26 laps)

Track: Taupo Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg249198#post_taupo)

Cars allowed: Isuzu Bellett 1600GT Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_isuzu_bellett)
                       Mazda RX-3 Gr.2 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54520#post_mazda_rx3) (Exclude car #41CY)
                       Toyota Corolla KE30 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54520#post_corolla)

                       To fix the Mazda, so that it shows up in-game, download this http://www.mediafire.com/file/so9a37x756n5j2y/Mazda_TC-65_cars.zip/file
                       and overwrite the existing car files.

                       To fix the Toyota, so that it shows up in-game, download this http://www.mediafire.com/file/24k2r01heel0xgl/Toyota_TC-65_cars.zip/file
                       and overwrite the existing car files.

                  
        
Car restrictions: One drive maximum per make/per night. You decide which race you enter which make in.

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit stops: Not required

Server: simracing.org.uk Wednesday
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

Notes:
(1) It's best if all drivers can make sure they are connected before the Qualifying session as drivers on track during qualifying will not see cars that join after they are on track until they go back to the garage.
(2) Please make sure you are fully aware of the SimRacing.org.uk Rules.
(3) The AI control should be turned off so that you have control of the car at all times, including pitting. Your player file should therefore read
Autopit="0"
Force Autopit Off="1" // Forces autopit always off
No AI Control="1" // AI never has control over car
If you still finding pitting problematic, experience tells us that its less to do with positioning and more to do with approach speed. A slow approach to pit crew chief has proved most reliable.

Special Notes: Note early race start.

Which version of the Mazda do we need Tony, there are two in the downloads section, presumably v1.1.0.0.  ???

They both download the same file so use either. I have asked Dave to look into this.

Erroneous link now terminated  :2guns:

 :thumbup2:

Problem with the Mazda, it does not show up in game. All the files seem to be installed OK and on checking the file structure it is all there, but on running the game there is no Mazda RX3 to be seen. Anyone else have this problem?

Dave did tell me that there might be a problem with this car set but I was able to install and run it out of the box so I guessed it would be Ok to use. I think it's a class thing so let me look into it further.

IMPORTANT

To fix the Mazda, so that it shows up in-game, download this http://www.mediafire.com/file/so9a37x756n5j2y/Mazda_TC-65_cars.zip/file

and overwrite the existing car files.

Anyone have the same problem with the Toyota?

No Toyota works fine.

Thanks Geoffers.

Anyone have a problem with #41 Mazda (green car). I cannot see it in the showroom and it crashes my GTL if I try to use it.

Shows up OK & works OK for me.

Ok, must be a problem at my end. Ok, thanks for your help.

In case anyone has a problem getting the Toyota cars to show up in the game, after downloading it, please overwrite the car folders with those contained in this fix

http://www.mediafire.com/file/24k2r01heel0xgl/Toyota_TC-65_cars.zip/file

I can only get the #41CY car to work if I let it use the wheel graphics file from the Gr.4 set. I do not know why or how Geoffers has had no problems with this car  ???

Since it is only one car and we have loads of skins for the Mazda Gr.2. cars I'm going to remove it from the cars we can use.

I did a complete re-install of the Mazda car set to try and fix it.

IMPORTANT

It's the first time we have run all of these cars online so there could be problems.

I would urge everyone to check that they have downloaded everything correctly. Also please check that your chosen three cars all work online BEFORE race night.

Please post if you experience any problems.

Thanks

WT

IMPORTANT

I have created a download that contains all the cars (+fixes) and tracks for this series.

If you would like this, please send me a pm.

Thanks

WT

Tony, how many Toyotas are on the server? There are 24 in the original car download, but only 9 in your 'fix' files, are those 9 the only ones on the server? I have tried the Mazda & Isuzu & the ones I tried are fine, just tried a couple of Toyotas & they came up as 'car not on server'.

PS: Just tried a couple that are in the 'fix' files & they are not there either! Is the Toyota not on the server?

There are only nine cars in the UKGTL download, so only nine cars in the fix download too.

The cars available are numbers 25, 26, 33, 36, 62, 74, 77, 400 & 401.

OK Tony, not sure why I have 24 cars then  ???. But I tried 25 & 400 & both came up as not on server. Never mind I will delete them all from my install & start again.

I think you must have the original Toyota download and god knows how old that was. I don't think I ever raced it so it's Pre WT. Yes please delete your current Toyota carset and replace with the one linked to.

EDIT: Just checked and we used the Toyota back in 2009. The Toyota now used is by the same team (Team21) but created 10 years after the original version with many improvements incorporated. More details are in the read-me.

Just deleted the Corolla & redownloaded & all works fine now Tony. Checked when I downloaded it before & it was on 16/12/18 so that must have been before the download was updated. Anyway its OK now.  :thumbup1:

Results and replay now posted.

Result_Race1 (https://www.avonrise.co.uk/srou/kurts/Taupo_13022019_R1)

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uuuuuuuuuum Tony? a little confused by the results.
The results for this race show me as a lap down, but I don't think that I was lapped, so should be shown as completing 26 laps?

 I did however take a detour behind the pits after making a complete mess of the last turn and firing the car ( a long way ) across the green stuff, rejoining some way past the S/F line, just before T1.

Not sure if it would affect the result, but it might  ::)

Actually Clive I do recall passing your Isuzu just after the hairpin with about 3 laps to go, you appeared to be rejoining after a 'comfort break'!  :o  If you had missed the timing point when you went off you would have had one lap which took twice as long as normal, about 90s.

Clive, I have watched the replay, and on one of your site seeing excursions, you rejoin the track at the start/finish line (probably missing the actual line), so I suspect you failed to have have your finished lap recorded.

The results table does show you in the correct position.

Some great little battles going on all night long, no matter where you were in the order of things, which is good to see  :thumbup1:

Some things to note for future races in this series though.

Please do not stay out on track when voting starts. And could everyone vote when asked to, please  :notworthy:

We have to pack three races into one evening so the quicker we can jump sessions the quicker we can get our Horlicks.

As we continue through the series the tracks are longer, so we may find that certain car makes do become more advantageous.